Jay Cocks

Biography

John C. "Jay" Cocks Jr. (born January 12, 1944) is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Kenyon College. Before shifting to screenplay writing, he was a critic for Time, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone, among other magazines.

Known For

Mr. Scorsese

Martin Scorsese Directs

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

All Movies (14)

• Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'2019 · as Self
• An American Named Kazan2019 · as Self
• Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence2017 · as Self
• A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry2008 · as Self
• The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry2008 · as Self
• The Business End: Violence in Cinema2008 · as Self
• The Craft of Dirty Harry2008 · as Self
• Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil2007 · as Self
• Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007 · as Self
• Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'1993 · as Self
• The Scorsese Machine1990 · as Self
• Martin Scorsese Directs1990 · as Self
• Movies Are My Life1988 · as Self
• Street Scenes 19701970 · as Self

All TV Shows (1)

• Mr. Scorsese2025 · as Self